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Welcome to The Party Wagon! My name is Lydia , and I will be your hostess on this adventure through adorable children's parties. Get ready for all sorts of goodies, tips, tricks and hints on all things pertaining to entertaining your little ones and their friends!

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Thursday
May162013

OH TOODLES! Fun Mickey Mouse Party Ideas

This classic theme, Mickey Mouse, is a favorite of so many children and parents!  Olivia, of Invento Festa, recently styled two separate Mickey parties, and she is sharing her creative ideas with us! Using felt, a paper punch, and oil and canvas, Olivia decorated this party perfectly!  And, she came up with some fabulous ways to display all of the yummy and adorable treats! Read on for ideas that you can use, too!

I love this little felt glove and pair of red shorts that Olivia made for the party!

She also painted canvases to use on the dessert display...

Speaking of dessert, there are so many clever ways of offering Mickey treats to everyone...Mickey Ears Cake Pops, anyone?

Scroll through for fabulous ideas for serving with Mickey Mouse flair!

Dress up tiny jars of candy with a Mickey Mouse paper punch~

Serving treats in the colors of your party always adds a great design element to your dessert table~

Truffles look fabulous stacked in small boxes and served on a covered serving stand~

I am crazy over these tiny pots that Olivia found in a party store in Brazil...they are so cute for serving!

Olivia even made a Mickey gumdrop topiary!

Something tells me this first birthday was a huge hit!

What a fabulous display, Olivia!  Thank you for sharing your creative ideas for such a popular children's theme!  I love all of your party designs!

VENDOR CREDITS~

Party Styling and Decorations- Invento Festa and you can follow Invento Festa on Facebook

Desserts by Doces Bolos Maria Ceclia

Tuesday
May142013

BRAVE PARTY

This little birthday girl loves the movie BRAVE, and so her mom contacted Kate, of Events by Kate, to request a Brave-inspired party...Kate went right to work- starting with watching the movie a few times for inspiration!  Drawing on as many elements from the story as she could, Kate delivered a smashing good time!  She set the tone with this fabulous dessert table complete with a hand-crafted stone wall, targets, arrows and a color palette of orange, blue, green, and white!  I'd say she has perfect aim!

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Tuesday
May142013

COUNTY FAIR BIRTHDAY PARTY

n old-fashioned County Fair Birthday is just perfect for celebrating a big occasion- like turning one!  Tori Johnson, of The sTORIbook, pulled out all the stops to celebrate her little guy's big day!  I love how each station is named like a booth at a county fair...from a pie-eating contest to ring toss and a bake sale, this was big family fun with a big vintage vibe!  Enjoy!

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Sunday
May122013

BANANA SPLIT PARTY

Celebrate the end of school or the beginning of summer with this easy and FUN idea!  Make a L-O-N-G banana split for everyone to enjoy and watch the excitement grow as the anticipation of eating "the world's longest banana split" (okay, not really) begins to sink in!

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Monday
May062013

PINK PUPPY PARTY

This precious Pink Puppy Party designed by the birthday girl's mom, Hayley, and photographed by Laura Veno is warm and fuzzy all over!  With such cute details, this family loved showering the birthday girl with pink puppy kisses all the way through!  And, to top it off...Laura Veno captured the special occasion through party photos and a private photo shoot to commemorate such a special time in this family's life!

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